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Africa > Djibouti > Geography

DJIBOUTIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Area > Land 22,980 sq km Time series [147th of 238]
Area > Total 23,000 sq km Time series [155th of 250]
Capital city with population Djibouti - 395,000
Climate desert; torrid, dry
Forested Land 0.3% [187th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 11 30 N, 43 00 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km
Land use > Arable land 0.04% Time series [211st of 258]
Largest city
Djibouti
Largest city population 493,000 [116th of 174]
Largest city with population Djibouti - 395,000
Location
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Map references
Africa
Natural resources
geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum
Population density 20.36 people per sqkm [182nd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 34.21 people/m² Time series [148th of 204]
Precipitation 163 mm [89th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 23,200 km² Time series [146th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Moussa Ali

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, dijbouti

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